Talk:Board Games
Maintenance and To Do
Looking to volunteer in the Board Games corner of the CthulhuWiki? Here's what needs to be done!
1. Update Unreleased Board Games
If any of the games on the Unreleased Board Games page have been released:
- Verify that the existing information is accurate.
- Update the game's page with as much information as possible
- Remove the 'Unreleased Board Games' category from the game's page
- Move the game information from the Unreleased Board Games page to the Board Games page, editing to account for different columns
- If it's an Expansion, remove "Unreleased" from the link to the expansion from the core game page.
2. Provide Missing Information
We're looking for official publisher information from the publisher's web site and the physical game or photos thereof. Much as I respect BoardGameGeek, they shouldn't be considered an official source of information.
If you own a physical copy of any of the board games on this wiki:
- Replace missing information with the correct information.
- Review existing information and correct as needed.
- Check the links section. There should be links (when available) for the game page on the publisher's site and on BoardGameGeek.
- If the description doesn't come from the back of the box or a CthulhuWiki contributor, please transcribe the description from the back of the box.
- Check to see if it should be added to any categories that it's not in (such as "Solo Board Games.")
3. Add More Board Games
There are always more Cthulhu-themed board games - here's what to do with them:
Published Board Games:
- Create a page for the game using the Board Game Style Guide.
- Add the game to the "Board Games" list on the Board Games page.
Published Expansions:
- Create a page for the expansion using the Board Game Style Guide.
- Add the expansion to the "Board Game Expansions" list on the Board Games page.
- Increment the core game's expansion count on the Board Games page by one.
- Add a link to the expansion to the core game's page, in the Expansion(s) section.
Released Print-and-Play Games:
- Create a page for the game using the Board Game Style Guide.
- Add the Category:Print-and-Play Games to the game's main page.
- Add the game to the appropriate list on the Print-and-Play Games page.
Released Print-and-Play Expansions:
- Create a page for the expansion using the Board Game Style Guide.
- Add the expansion to the "Print-and-Play Expansions" list on the Print-and-Play Games page.
- Add a link to the expansion to the core game's page, in the Expansion(s) section.
Unreleased Board Games:
- Create a page for the game using the Board Game Style Guide.
- Add the Category:Unreleased Board Games to the game's main page.
- Add the game to the correct list on the Unreleased Board Games page.
Unreleased Expansions:
- Create a page for the expansion using the Board Game Style Guide.
- Add the Category:Unreleased Board Games to the game's main page.
- Add the expansion to the correct list on the Unreleased Board Games page.
- Add a link to the expansion to the core game's page, in the Expansion(s) section. Put "(Unreleased)" after the link.
Additionally, use the other board game subcategories as appropriate: Category:Miniatures Games,, Category:Print-on-Demand, Category:Solo Board Games.
4. Not Unspeakable
Non-English editions have barely been touched. Other languages have only been mentioned if the game originated in a non-English language.
These have some mention of non-English editions:
Adoradores de Cthulhu (Portugese)
Cthulinária (Portugese)
Cthulhu Horror (Japanese)
Cthulhu: Tora! Tora! Tora! (Portugese)
Night of the Grand Octopus (French)
Nyog'sothep (French)
The Rats in the Walls (German)
The Stars Are Right (German)
Wake up, Cthulhu (Spanish)
Witch of Salem (German)
5. More Tentacles
Know an interesting piece of trivia about a game? Have a link to a great review? See something that's just plain wrong? These pages are a community effort, make them better by contributing!
